I LOVE this topic. Specifically, I love reading other peoples' discussions about it on Twitter, FlyerTalk, or Reddit, because people quite simply make stuff up. For those of you that have manufactured spend for a few years, you'll know that cashiers at CVS, Walmart, … [Read more...]

We're not even at the end of February yet, but 2016 has already been a very tough year for Manufactured Spending. My favorite tool to MS was Bluebird, but that's not worthwhile anymore after account closures. We've heard of Citi credit card accounts being shut down, … [Read more...]

Update: Note that Vanilla branded gift cards (like the ones pictured below) no longer work. Other Visas, like the ones sold at grocery stores and certain malls, do still work.
One of the most popular ways to manufacture spend (i.e. rack up a ton of miles/points … [Read more...]

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